Robert Irimescu

Rob Irimescu (born 1 March 1996) is an American-born rugby union player who plays for CSM Știința Baia Mare in the Liga Națională de Rugby and the Romanian national team.[1][2]

Rob Irimescu
Full nameRobert Irimescu
Date of birth (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996
Place of birthNew York City, USA
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
SchoolXavier High School
UniversityPennsylvania State University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Backrow
Youth career
2010-2014 Xavier High School
2014-2019 Penn State Nittany Lions
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019-2022 New York Athletic Club RFC ?? (??)
2020-2021 Rugby New York 13 (0)
2022 Old Glory DC 16 (10)
2023- CSM Știința Baia Mare 8 (5)
Correct as of 23 October 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 & 2019 USA Collegiate All-Americans 3 (0)
2023 Romania A 1 (0)
2023- Romania 7 (5)
Correct as of 23 October 2023

Club career

After playing for five years at Pennsylvania State University,[3] upon his graduation Irimescu would sign for Rugby New York, after spending time with amateur side New York Athletic Club.[4]

Rugby New York

He joined his hometown side at the end of 2019,[5] he went on to make his debut for the Major League Rugby side in the first round of the 2020 season, coming off the bench against the New England Freejacks.[6]

Old Glory DC

Signing for rival side Old Glory DC in 2022, he went on to feature in all 16 of Old Glory's matches, being named in the Starting XV for 11 of them.[7][8] He signed for CSM Știința Baia Mare to help his international ambitions.

CSM Știința Baia Mare

He joined CSM Știința Baia Mare in 2023 making his debut against CSA Steaua București.[9][10]

International career

His first appearance was for Romania A against Italy A in 2023, before going on to make his debut for the national side against Poland in the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship, coming off the bench to score a try. He played in the following 2 Rugby Europe Matches against Belgium and Portugal, coming off the bench in his alternate position, as a flanker in both.

He was named in the Romanian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warmups. He eventually came off the bench against Georgia.

He went on to be named in the final 33-Man Roster, playing in the 2023 Rugby World Cup. On September 17th, he came off the bench against South Africa, making his World Cup Debut. A few weeks later he cracked the first XV for the first time against Scotland, and closed out his World Cup Campaign by coming off the bench against Tonga.

Personal life

Born in New York to two Romanian parents, Nicoleta and Gabriel Irimescu, who both come from Constanța.[11] His father grew up playing rugby in Constanta. He frequently visited Constanta every summer. Although he lived in the United States his whole life, he moved to Romania in January 2023 to help his international ambitions.[12]

References
  1. "Rob IRIMESCU - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  2. "Robert IRIMESCU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. "Robert Irimescu - Men's Rugby". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  4. "Rob Irimescu". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  5. djcoilrugby (2019-09-19). "Rugby United New York Signs Rob Irimescu". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  6. djcoilrugby (2020-08-12). "Rugby United New York Re-Signs Rob Irimescu". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  7. djcoilrugby (2021-12-13). "Old Glory DC Adds Rob Irimescu". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  8. "Old Glory DC Signs Rob Irimescu". Old Glory DC. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  9. "Irimescu Robert | CSM Stiinta Baia Mare | Taloner". Rugby Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  10. cm (2023-03-19). "RUGBY. Robert Irimescu va juca la CSM Știința Baia Mare". Glasul Maramuresului (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  11. "Rob Irimescu – Meet the New York-born hooker who plays for Romania". rugby-network. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  12. cm (2023-03-19). "RUGBY. Robert Irimescu va juca la CSM Știința Baia Mare". Glasul Maramuresului (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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